Ohio State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Ohio Senate District 8
A district of about 356,000 people, 40% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+10.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Louis W. Blessing III (R) · won56.7%
- Ty Hogan (D)43.3%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 33 seats
Every Ohio State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2024 | |||
| 2024 | Louis W. Blessing III (R) | Ty Hogan (D) | 13.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Louis W. Blessing III (R) | Daniel Brown (D) | 20.2 |
| 2016 | Lou Terhar (R) | Mary Rose Lierman (D) | 25.8 |
| 2012 | Bill Seitz (R) | Richard Luken (D) | 22.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Bill Seitz (R) | Daniel McCarthy (D) | 19.0 |
| 2004 | Patricia M. Clancy (R) | Jeannette Harrison (D) | 27.3 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Louis Blessing Jr. (R) | Stuart Manning (D) | 31.6 |
| 1996 | Louis Blessing Jr. (R) | Jason C. Schnelle (D) | 37.7 |
| 1992 | Stanley J. Aronoff (R) | Todd Portune (D) | 43.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Stanley J. Aronoff (R) | Charles H. Cole Jr. (D) | 50.7 |
| 1984 | Stanley J. Aronoff (R) | Wagner (D) | 39.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Stanley J. Aronoff (R) | Kelly Farrish (D) | 43.9 |
| 1976 | Stanley J. Aronoff (R) | Robert A. Phalen (D) | 44.8 |
| 1972 | Stanley J. Aronoff (R) | James T. Cafeo (D) | 48.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Stanley J. Aronoff (R) | D. James McDonough (D) | 42.4 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 8
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 8's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+18.4 | No race | R+10.5 | R+9.8 |
| U.S. Senate | R+37.6 | R+7.3 | No race | R+4.4 |
| Governor | No race | R+17.1 | No race | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 33 seats. Small marks are other seats in Ohio. The black marker is District 8.
Higher than 84% of seats.
Lower than 75% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Denser than 75% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 2739% college gradsR+5.3Flipped DDistrict 18
39% college gradsR+3.0Not up in 2026District 6
23% Black · 33% college gradsD+10.7Not up in 2026District 28
32% college gradsD+11.0Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET